Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-14
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The Pope Yields His Influence in the
German Elections on the Side
Of the Government.
Bismsrck's Seyen-Year Army Bill is
thus Assured OF Success at the
Hands OF the Catholics.
y Russian Woman, the Divorced Ttfs of a
Consular onicer at Philadelphia,
Commits Suicide.
AFFAIRS IN GERMANY.

BERLIN, Feb. l3.-Adhesions OF the
cester candidates to the Septennate are
announced daily. In number of dis
tricts where former deputies adhered to
tine Triennste the Catholic vote is becom-
iGg divided For instance, in four dis
tries IN Silesis, strongholds Of the Center
party, four Catholic Septennists oppose
four Triennists. The attitude of the
party on the whole, promises an ultimate
submission to the instructions of the
Vatican. The charge leveled against
Baron Frankenstein and DR.. Windthorst
Of withholding knowledge from the
Center party of the PJpe's desires, was
the subject of an explanation by
Baron Frankenstein at an electoral
meeting at karlstadt. He admitted it
was true the Pope had expressed to sev-
eral members of the Center party his de
sire that the Septennate bill be passed,
but he said the members under
stood it was only a personl wish,
not concerning the Catholic con-
science. BaroL Frankens'ein referred 20
a note of Cardinal Jacobini Of January ;,
as communicated to himself and DR..
Windthorst. Both considered it absC-
lutely Confidential, and they did not re
veal it to their colleagues. The eXplana-
ton fails to retute the charge that the
Center leaders during the debate in the
R9ichstag on the bill had an explicit
expression from the Vatican of Its
policy, and refralntd from revealing
it to the party. The letter of January =
asks the chiefs OF the Center to use all
their Influence with their colleagues ia
behalf of the Septennate. The gcverC-
meut organs contend that this letter was
a positive instruction, having been au
authoritative order of the Vatican and not
q mere utterance of personal advice by
the Pope. To sum up the position of the
Center party, it is this: There will
PROBABLY be returned to the Reichstag as
many Catholics as there were in the last
House, but I'll will be divided, large
majority voting for the Septennate. The
Progressists are losing heart aud ad-
nit the triumph Of the government. Ii
is now estimated that they Will lose
twenty seats to the Conservatives. The
Socialists maintain an unbroken front
and hold their own. The prospect is
that there will be slight gains for the
government candida es in the six Berlin
circles.
L
inclined to favor the Emperor issuing an
electoral manifesto, trusting success is
assured without the Emperor's being
lhreatenings of war.
The NacharaChten Zeitung states that
large quantities Of materials for the con-
struction of French barracks passed the
frontier of Asace between. January 80
snd February ).
The North German Gazette says that
since General Boulanger assumed charge
of the French W.T. office not q Gay has
passed without measures being taken 10
augment the offensive strength of the
French army, The patriotic attitude of
the Ere nch Chamber Of Deputies and the
French press towards the credits which
General BOulsnger considers necessary
ought to cover with shame the Progress
lists and C4thOlic parties in Germany
which, when the glorious German En-
peror declares that the sacrifice he asks
from the nation has no other aim than
peace, refuses him the necessary means
to defend the frontiers of the Fatber!and.
Baden adyices report increasing arrivals
of reinforcements. At Saarbruck regi-
ment of cavalry has teen drilled. Upon
Tue lHuADlLSuLS III brlZaCE lOur batteries
of artillery have been stationed. There
Is q constant movement on the part Of
troops between Metz and posts on the
frontier of Luxembourg. An order from
the war office inStruCt5 soldiers being
drilled in the use of the repeating rifle to
watch that their ammunition is not
squandered. The order further says
the repeating magazine rife is only to
be used when the enemy is at q distance
Of from 800 to 500 metres, or in case Of
cavalry at 800 metres, and the Officers
drilling the reserves are Instructed to
bring men to close quarters before per-
hitting them to use repeating rifles.
Herr R0chefort, Commissioner of the
Assembly of the corporation of Elberfelt,
has decided to provide the town with
electric lights, and to construct an ele-
Vated circular railway.
A Russian lady, said to be divorced
wife of consular Official at Philadelphia,
mas committed suicide az Weisbaden By
shooting herself in a cab.